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The blocmates Podcast

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The weekly podcast from the blocmates camp with Alex, Grant and Gazz, covering all the news that we've found the most worthwhile to talk about from the past week in crypto. 

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Our top ALTCOIN picks for THIS YEAR | UNRELEASED PROJECTS to look out for in 2023

Grant, Jedi and Dan sat down and went through their 2023 thesis and which projects they have their eyes on for 2023. Some projects are released and doing well already. Some are unreleased and give you the opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQpdyXSI57g Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the...

Jan 11, 202339 min

What is going on in crypto at the moment? Rationality, Insight, and Madness.

Noah, Ben and Jedi get together after a long break to discuss marco and crypto. From the rational, to the insightful and a dash of madness they cover the essence of what has been 2022 and more. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. 👉Blocmates.substack.c...

Jan 07, 20231 hr 47 min

Jedi and Ben are Dreaming of a Green Shoot Christmas

Jedi and Ben get together after a long break to discuss marco and crypto. Referenced article: https://dataalways.substack.com/p/ethereum-validator-withdrawals Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. 👉 Blocmates.substack.com 👈 Follow us on Twitter: 🦧 htt...

Dec 23, 20221 hr 32 min

END OF YEAR CRYPTO AWARDS - BEST PROJECT | BIGGEST WINNER | BIGGEST LOSER | WORST PERSONALITY ETC.

The three idiots and Ben sat down to discuss 2022 in a review. We also did our mini awards ceremony which held the best project, best ecosystem, best personality, biggest winner, most potential, biggest loser and worst personality. Enjoy and thanks for a great year! Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-...

Dec 23, 202258 min

Order Book AMM Hybrid DEX on Arbitrum - Meet Vertex Protocol Founder Darius | Wen Launch?

Grant sat down with Darius the co-founder of Unlimited Technologies who is the creator of Vertex Protocol. Vertex will launch on Arbitrum with an order book AMM hybrid DEX something which has not been seen before. This is a project that is not yet live so there is lots of alpha in this one. Vertex links - https://linktr.ee/vertex_protocol Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news. Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal pic...

Dec 23, 202257 min

INTRODUCING ICONIC MARKETS FROM HXRO | THE MOST ADDICTIVE TRADING PLATFORM IN DEFI

Jedi has a chat with Gunny the co-founder of Hxro Labs whilst they do a walk-through of Iconic Markets UI/UX. Check it out at https://iconicmarkets.io/ Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. Gunny’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/hxrobtc 👉Blocmates.substack...

Dec 23, 202233 min

Jedi checks in with Sam Forman the CEO of Sturdy Finance, a yield farmers dream space.

Jedi was joined by Sam Forman (https://twitter.com/pgpsam) who is the CEO of Sturdy Finance. Sturdy stakes the collateral provided by borrowers into DeFi protocols like Yearn, Convex, and Lido. The staking rewards are used to pay interest to depositors. With the upcoming launch of Sturdy 1.0, we were curious why it was 1.0 considering that the project has been around for over 6 months. Follow Sturdy on Twitter 🏋️ https://twitter.com/pgpsam🦧 https://twitter.com/SturdyFinanceDiscord: https://dis...

Dec 15, 202255 min

CEO of RockawayX a $500million web3 company | Episode 92 The Ape Enclosure

Jedi sat down with RockawayX's CEO - Viktor Fischer. A $500 million fund that has an extensive portfolio from VC, to infrastructure to money management. Discussions around early entry into Solana, Uniswap and Cosmos. Providing infrstructure validators for ecosystems and being long term investors in crypto. https://twitter.com/viktorfischer https://twitter.com/Rockaway_X Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsle...

Dec 12, 20221 hr 3 min

OP CRYPTO - VC FUND INTERVIEW | What are the next narratives and opportunities in crypto/Web3?

Grant sat down with OP crypto degen to discuss the current and upcoming narratives in DeFi and web3. Myself and EZ are very much narrative and sentiment-driven investors so it was good to discuss what we think the next big moves will be in the crypto markets. https://twitter.com/OPCryptoDegen https://twitter.com/OPCryptoVC Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, ...

Dec 07, 202259 min

STEADY LADS TRADER JOES GOING TO ARBITRUM | APPLE BLOCKS COINBASE | BITBOYS FUN IN THE SUN CONT...

Grant drops in with a fresh lid and an alpha bomb about Trader Joe moving over to Arbitrum before swiftly disappearing into the weekend. Today Dan and Jedi have a recap of what's going on in the markets and why now is the best time to be bullish on crypto from a macro industry point of view. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the...

Dec 07, 202253 min

METIS Co-Founder Kevin Liu Joins Jedi on The Ape Enclosure

Jedi sits with METIS Co- Founder Kevin Liu on what decentralisation looks like from DAC's to soulbound tokens and the future of DeFi and the role that Metis gets to play in this revolution. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. 👉Blocmates.substack.com 👈...

Dec 07, 202255 min

PANTHER PROTOCOL AND THE QUEST FOR ON CHAIN PRIVACY!

Jedi and co founder of Panther Protocol Oliver Gale dive deep into what privacy means, it's importance and how you simply cannot be complacent about it. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. 👉Blocmates.substack.com 👈 Follow us on Twitter: 🏋️ https://tw...

Nov 29, 202256 min

ARBITRUM CMO ANDREW SAUNDERS JOINS BLOCMATES ON THE APE ENCLOSURE | ETHICAL MARKETING IN CRYPTO.

Grant sat down with Arbitrum CMO - Andrew Saunders to chat about all things Off-chain labs, Arbitrum, DeFi, NFTs, Arbitrum Nova, and sneaky marketing tactics good and bad. This was a testament to how great this space can be. Andrew is one of the best marketers in the world in my opinion and his track record shows this. From Amazon, Hollywood and now Arbitrum, it will be a joy to watch his methods put to use in the crypto space. https://twitter.com/andrewsaunders https://twitter.com/arbitrum http...

Nov 25, 20221 hr 28 min

HOW TO BE AN ONCHAIN WIZARD with OnChain Wizard | Learn to read the blockchain to maximise returns

Grant sat down with OnChain Wizard to discuss the angle of checking the chain to maximise returns. This was a fascinating insight into how using on-chain data can help give key information about who is buying what and how to spot projects early. OnChain Wizard is also launching an analytics tool that makes it easy for anyone to figure out what is happening on-chain without having to trawl through block explorers. Receive real-time updates as and when your favourite tracked wallets make a move wi...

Nov 17, 202254 min

INTERVIEW WITH CANTERING CLARK | DISCIPLINE IN TRADING EQUALS FREEDOM | FINDING YOUR EDGE IN CRYPTO

We both feel very privileged to have sat down with Ryan Cantering Clark for a 2 part podcast where we discussed the perils of crypto trading and how to properly define what you are good at and how to stick to it. We discussed how discipline is a must, how order flows are pivotal to Ryan's success, missing DeFi and buying terrible NFTS... Of course, we discussed what will happen in the aftermath of FTX, SBF and Alameda too... Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and mar...

Nov 14, 20221 hr 21 min

THE FTX HANGOVER | WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT.

We all sat down a little deflated and angry at whats happened the past week. We try to make sense of the recent developments of FTX and SBF. Who knows anymore… Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere else. 👉Blocmates.substack.com 👈 Follow us on Twitter: 🏋️ htt...

Nov 11, 202258 min

RADIX INTERVIEW WITH FOUNDER DAN HUGHES | WHAT IS NEXT FOR RADIX? | THE FUTURE OF XRD

Grant and Jedi sat down with one of our favourite founders - Dan Hughes of Radix. We discussed where he has been recently and it is a good one! The future of Radix, scaling, composability and shard were all topics of discussion here. We couldn't be more excited for early next year when the Radix ecosystem will begin to develop! Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the w...

Nov 07, 20221 hr 9 min

ELON KICKSTARTS DOG SZN | DOGE AND BNB STRENGTH DUE TO TWITTER TAKE OVER | IS THIS JUST THE START?

Gud bois everywhere... Elon causes a stir with DOGE pumping over 140% from the bottom. Is this the beginning or the end? How much steam will DOGE have? The Twitter takeover is very topical right now and we discussed what it means for BNB and DOGE. On top of that, we had a look at some GMX derivative products that came on the markets recently and have a very low market cap. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free new...

Nov 07, 202238 min

We meet Trooper from handle.fi an on chain forex platform on the Arbitrum ecosystem.

https://www.handle.fi/handle.fi is a decentralised beautifully made multi currency stablecoin protocol. The handle protocol allows users to leverage trade, swap, borrow and earn from multi-currency stablecoins. Current available fxTokens; Australian Dollar (fxAUD) British Pound (fxGBP) Canadian Dollar (fxCAD) Chinese Renminbi (fxCNY) Euro (fxEUR) Japanese Yen (fxJPY) Phillipine Peso (fxPHP) Singapore Dollar (fxSGD) Swiss Franc (fxCHF) US Dollar (fxUSD) We take a look at this really well built pr...

Nov 07, 202251 min

ARBITRUM AND LAYER ZERO PROJECTS TO LOOK OUT FOR | FRIDAY MARKET CATCH UP | THE APE ENCLOSURE EP 68

The three idiots are back together once more chatting about the current state of the markets, DeFi, regulation and some projects that we encourage everyone to keep an eye on. Arbitrum and Layer Zero projects are coming... Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto space, and front-running information you cannot find anywhere e...

Oct 29, 202248 min

Interview with Jack Niewold | That LUNA EXPOSE Thread | Do Kwon, CULT LEADERS and founder archetypes

Grant sat down with Jack Niewold who is a good friend within the industry. We had been meaning to have a catch-up for a while and thought it would be fun to record the session. We chatted about the LUNA Expose thread that created a bitter-sweet I told you so moment. Terra and its downfall and what happened in the aftermath. What is next for the crypto pragmatist, where can we go as an industry, learning from cult figures, writing in a bear market and finding time to yourself. It was a great conv...

Oct 27, 202251 min

Vitalik Starts Crypto Microcap Bullrun | Bitboy VS the Suits | EGLD partners with Mastercard

Grant is still TKO and we hope he's better next week so wishing him a speedy recovery over the weekend. Let's jump straight in as Vitalik has officially kicked start the microcap bull run with 2 iconic tweets, the copium is very real as people are printing 6 figures overnight and a deeper look into what's happening in the markets. With liquidity at an all-time low, what does this mean for markets as VC funds are still backing web3 projects? Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, dee...

Oct 25, 202242 min

HXRO Discord Stage Chat

This was a community talk around what HXRO is planning for the future. Jedi had a chat with Gunny on what the vision is around a network that will allow for derivatives trading. Multiple projects on one networks all centered around trading. Discussion around community importance and the incentives that HXRO will be granting members in the coming weeks. All community members who attended and who will attend these will be rewarded. Details on this have not been revealed yet. Keep an eye out on twi...

Oct 25, 20221 hr 3 min

Relief Rally?! | Bear market narrative hunters | Metis, Arbitrum and Aptos FULL SEND incoming?

Grants TKO for today's episode so Jedi and Dan take over the ropes and talk about what's happening in the markets. Are we expecting a short-term relief rally leading into the midterms or is this another scam pump? We also talk about being narrative hunters whale watchers and simply being smart with your trades for the best success. Plus we rant and rave like normal. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter...

Oct 18, 202248 min

Monetary War Games w/ Matthew Pines

Today we dive DEEP into the world of geopolitical game theory and the existing monetary order. We discuss where Bitcoin could fit into the existing power structures, how the current global conflicts could play out, and what tools we can use to gain clarity in these uncertain times. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing in the crypto sp...

Oct 18, 20222 hr

The Horse Enclosure Episode 60 - Would FTX Go Public? | Twitter CZ & What it Means for BNB | SUSHI

Grant, Jedi and Dan sat down to discuss the most pivotal moment in crypto history... the SUSHI Horse saga... We discussed the plans for FTX to go public, what happened with the Coinbase IPO, What happens to BNB when CZ owns a majority share in Twitter, What is Berachain and how it works, Is there really 21m Bitcoin? Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what tr...

Oct 12, 202247 min

What is PROTECC? | NFTFi is Coming | Next Moves for [REDACTED] CARTEL | Interview with Magnus

Grant and Jedi sat down with Magnus a serial builder in the crypto space. Magnus is currently building Protecc an NFTFi market-making protocol which fits our own thesis of where we think the next narratives might take hold. Additionally, he is one of the founders of Redacted Cartel which we have also talked extensively about on this show. https://twitter.com/___magnus___ Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsl...

Oct 11, 202257 min

BSC Bridge Hack | CEL Expose Client Info | The Bong Bears NFTs are in Town & CZ's Twitter Takeover

Happy Friday! Today we talk about whats hot in the news from the BSC bridge hack, Celcius exposing clients' private information and we take a dive into the NFT space featuring the Bear Bongs. Plus listen to our thoughts on the Elon Twitter takeover and what impact CZ might just have. Vendor Finance - https://twitter.com/VendorFi Discord - https://discord.com/invite/XrMMT2YY2q Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free ...

Oct 08, 202241 min

Vendor Finance | Lending and Borrowing with a Twist on Arbitrum | Project Alpha Updates

Grant sat down with Vendor Finance a novel lending and borrowing protocol built on Arbitrum which allows anyone to lend directly peer to peer to anyone else. Users can set their rates, expires and desired collateral tokens. We got into where the product could develop and even touched upon isolated NFT lending. This is a very very interesting protocol and not to be missed. Vendor Finance - https://twitter.com/VendorFi Discord - https://discord.com/invite/XrMMT2YY2q Like, Share, and Subscribe for ...

Oct 07, 202243 min

NFT SZN IS COMING | LINK VS ATOM | NARRATIVE HUNTING AND ACCIDENTAL ON-CHAIN ALPHA

The team is back together are 2 weeks of jet-setting around the world, from London to Singapore. We take a look at the hot alpha that came out of Zebu Live and Token 2049, Uptober has begun and we take a look at some of the hottest charts PLUS some accidental insider alpha we found live on stream. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more cryptocurrency, deep dives, and market news Sign up for THE APE ENCLOSURE - Our free newsletter gives out our personal picks for the week, what trends we are seeing ...

Oct 05, 202246 min
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